This thicc lady was buzzing around this morning on our large mammoth sunflower this morning🌻 🐝 #sunflower #gardening #garden2025 #fallblooms #pollinator #bumblebee

A small collage of the top visitors to our back hard this 2025 season! 🪹 #Birding #backyardbirds #albertaBirds #Bird #AtTheBirdBath #Birds #Birdphotography #Summer2025

Curious which games? Here are THE ONLY 7 GAMES in the Top 500 in the last 10 years with *only* a woman or non-binary person as designer (looking at January 1 each year). Shout-out to @connievdc.bsky.social who single-handedly added 2 games to the list in one year! WHO'S NEXT?? (🧵4/6)

1/2 I would like people to look up how to apply for AISH and the restrictions that they face when applying. I make too much money for my wife who is disabled to qualify. My income takes away from her financial independence. You might think that we make enough she shouldn’t need it. Fine…

🍁Well......SOOO proud to have our premier singled out on BBC website for her tolerant, enlightened opinions 😖🙄😡 Thank you, Ms Atwood 🫶 #notmypremier #abpoli www.bbc.com/news/article...

Thank goodness for a couple game days/ nights with friends or I don’t think I would have played anything this month! #bgstats #whatdidyouplay #boardgames #citizensofthespark #emberleaf #wildtiledwest #fishing #rebelprincess #loveletter #villagerails #bigsur

This is Gaza in 1944. This is Gaza before Israel existed.

My plays for July, really excited to have #CitizensOfTheSpark from @thunderworksgames.bsky.social join my collection this month! Hope to get it played again tonight! My #1 travel game this summer being #fellowshipofthering #tricktakinggame designed by @bbornmueller.bsky.social. We’re at 56 plays!

I got a couple games to the table this weekend. #SeaSalt&Paper by @brunocathala.bsky.social and @théorivière with the #extrasalt expansion! Love the addition of Jellyfish 🪼. Second one was a throw back but new to me #BossMonster by Johnny O'Neal, Chris O'Neal, Christopher O'Neal. #boardgames

Did a really cool thing today at @EllisNatureCentre. My wife and I got to get close and personal with these hard working lady bees 🐝. The staff were very patient and informative and we got a little jar of honey to take home too! #ellisNatureCentre #nature #bees #honey #naturecentre #LGBTQ #🏳️‍🌈

B&N made a video! youtu.be/w7nXeJuMDM0?...

Definitely a lack of plays this month but I have a lot to show for it in the garden. #garden #sunflowers #NativePlants #lillies #theselilliesarenotnative #MUSHROOMS

Between life and nice weather, a bit low on the play count this month. BG Stats Jun 2025 Plays: 18 Seas of Strife: 2 Kabuto Sumo: 2 Galactic Cruise: 1 Amalfi - Renaissance: 1 Marrakesh: 1 Parks: Roll & Hike: 1 River of Gold: 1 Scholars of the South Tigris: 1 Gnome Hollow: 1 #BGStats #Boardgames

Garden fresh strawberry! Look at the bright red through the whole fruit! This is the best strawberry I have tasted in my memory! #gardenfresh #strawberry #ediblegarden #strawberry #freshfruit #nochemicals

A little update on a few of the native plants that are blooming in our yard. #nativeplants #nativegarden #droughttolerant #learningtogarden #plants #gardens #nativeflowers

My wife and I made #SpruceTip Icecream last night for the first time. I’m so surprise by the citrus flavour packed into these little green needles. It was messy and a lot of work but a very refreshing little treat! #homemade #icecream #foodfrommyyard #homegrown #letstryit #yummy #Spruce

May was a bit slower but spring has sprung and we are headed into summer so I have been spending more time outdoors. I enjoyed a small game convention last weekend that really boosted my plays and allowed me to try out some new games that were on my want to play list! #boardgames #BgStats

Looking forward to trying this out at #Cartreat this weekend!!

Loving our little bird haven set up year 2. We have learned a few things. Nothing too exciting in this video, a few sparrows and a Siskin. But we just had the oriel back! #birdwatchers #birdfeeders #birdbath #gardening #birds #birbs #seeds

Very exciting news for @bbornmueller.bsky.social and @officedoggames.bsky.social for their award at the #UKGamesExpo. Well deserved, really looking forward to what you have coming up next!

Loving all the trees in bloom in my yard and all the pollinators coming out. #SpringTime #bumblebee #pollinators #gardening #tryingtoconverttoNativePlants #thisoneisnotnative

I am undeniably A. I teach rules…poorly. By poorly I mean I leave out the most important part, often to do with scoring, which is linked to winning, and I will likely inform you after it’s much too late to fix it. @melsboardgameroom.bsky.social can attest.

Still curious how transphobia hurts women? This is appalling but not surprising. We will continue to see more of this transphobic, hateful and dangerous behaviour until it is addressed!

May 5 is Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Today is dedicated to honouring the thousands of lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people.

Just heard from a friend that they announced this on #DiceTowerNews this morning @scottalmes.bsky.social #MartianDice is making a come back!!!! I LOVE this game on #boardgamearena I’m so excited to finally add this to my collection!! #boardgames #gamenight #bgg

I got my Spiritually Fun Factory Certification today! 😍😍 May goal: Play all my @alderaceg.bsky.social games!!!

My stats for April! #BGstats #boardgames #whatdidyouplay #bgg #boardgamegeek #tinyepicmarathon #gamenight

Hey Canada! Don't forget to make it to the polls on Monday, April 28! If you've voted already, good job!

Spring has sprung! Prepare for my feed to shift to native plant species and birds for the next 5 months 😂🧓🏻 #nativeplants #centralAlberta #signsofspring #Crocus #albertaBadlands #sorryItsNotABoardGame

Happy Earth day! 🌎 Tonight I will be planting some seedlings to mark the day! This is a great way to support a board game company who are experiencing some difficult times under the current US administration. Plus you could get a free Parks Pass. Which I hope could be for 🇨🇦eehttps://wn.nr/qKPHx5p

March wrap up of plays! #boardgames #BGStats #WhatDidYouPlay #GOBfest #gamenights

#GOBfest day 2! Got to try a few new to me games and get a few off my shelf of shame! I didn’t do a great job of taking pictures of all of them. #boardgame #yeg #albertaave #seasaltandpaper #speakeasy #diatoms #KutnáHora #shelfofshame

One of my favourite things about visiting the city is visiting local food places. And #GebetaEthiopianCuisine on #AlbertaAve in #yeg did not disappoint! This was full of flavour and beautifully served. It is very close to the #BoardGameConvention venue #GOBfest #yegfoodie #edmontonFood #local

When you’re getting ready to leave for work and you realize that you are all caught up on your favourite podcast of @TheBoardGameSpecialists 🥲 @melsboardgameroom.bsky.social #boardgames #podcasts #top9 #dailycommute #whatareyoulisteningto #escaperoom

I finally got Train Heist off the shelf of shame! 🇨🇦 Designed by Sean Dallas McDonald, Train Heist is a 2-4 player cooperative game of western Robin Hood loot the train and bring the good back to town, but don’t let the sherif get you. #boardgames #CanadianGames #western #train #loot #shelfofshame

@melsboardgameroom.bsky.social I don’t think I noticed this one in your homework pile for your upcoming tiny games Podcast 👀 💸

A very immersive escape room in a very small box! Carla from @TheBoardGameSpecialist lent this one to me and I was very impressed with the unique mechanics of this game. Hard to show pictures without spoilers so you get a box picture. #boardgames #escaperoom #puzzlegames

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

Today is World Down syndrome day! My wife and I both wore our mismatch socks to mark the day. Included is Piles (2023) a fast paced set collection game that includes socks! #ImproveOurSupportSystems #worldDownSyndromeDay #inclusive #boardgames #KCSchrimpl

Game night! Had a great time trying out a few new, and new to me games this week I was so excited to finally get to okay Chinatown I have to work on my haggle skills a bit more. #GalaticCruise #adventureLand #Babylonia #thatsoundgame #Chinatown #Scooby-Doo!BetrayalAtMysteryMansion

@Phillistinesbakery in Calgary was amazing! We got to sample a few different items and game home with some goodies for the week. We had been craving baklava and they did not disappoint. Not pictured their delicious Kunafa #Phillistinesbakery #middleeasternfood #bakery #sweets #yum

To add to my action packed weekend we also got the immense pleasure of hearing Cris Derksen perform their #ControlledBurn with @calgaryphil.bsky.social as usually the tag along to these events with my spouse this was the most emotional piece I have even experience.

Exciting game tonight in Calgary watching the #CalgaryFlames against the Colorado Avalanche. Watching Wolfie make this save was definitely a highlight! #NHL #CofRed #HockeyIsForEveryone #🏳️‍🌈 #🏳️‍⚧️ #2SLGBTQ+

This isn’t even history repeating itself he’s using it as a play by play to make his next move.

This is giving Dune meets LOTR meets Alien vibes. 😍

What a different world we could have.

This looks so fun!! 🐓🛣️🚸 #STEMapalooza #rpg #chicken #itch.io

Listening to #LGBTQ&A with #BobMackie. Love seeing a mirror of popular TV culture and the impact 2S & LGBTQ people have had. Just because we didn’t disclose, does not mean we did not exist. #WeHaveAlwaysExisted #QueerHistory

Thanks @pemetawe.bsky.social for a great night out to #STEMapalooza @TelusWorldofScience we had a great time and learned so much. It was great to see you all there and to reconnect with @robertataylor.bsky.social #womenInSTEM #JaneGoodall #reasonforhope